The Washington Utilities and Transportation on Dec. 5 determined that the proposed merger deal between Canada-based Hydro One Limited and Washington-based Avista Corporation does not fully protect the U.S. company or its customers from political and financial risk. After Ontario’s general election in June, an agreement between the province and Hydro One resulted in the…
DetailsThe Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued an interim decision on Dec. 5 finding that Dominion Energy Inc.’s 2,100-megawatt Millstone nuclear plant is “at risk of retirement,” a determination that could allow the facility to compete for long-term contracts with zero-carbon resources such as wind, solar and hydropower. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental…
DetailsThe establishment of an ethane storage and distribution hub in Appalachia benefit the broader petrochemical and plastics industries, according to a Dec. 4 report from the U.S. Energy Department. The report, prepared at the request of Congress, examines the feasibility of developing an ethane hub, based on the abundant low-cost resource from the Marcellus and…
DetailsThe Electric Reliability Council of Texas unveiled a report on Dec. 4, which forecasts planning reserve margin for summer 2019 to be 8.1 percent, which is 2.9 percent lower than the previous projection issued in May. The Capacity, Demand and Reserve report contains five-year projections for planning reserve margins – the difference between the total…
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